Color Settings and Making Photos Pop

I have to preface this with saying that I am a recent convert from Nikon Capture/Photoshop/PC world to the 2.8 24" iMac. I shoot entirely Nikon raw (NEF) and typically just tweak white balance, exposure, and color settings in post processing.
With that said... I have been trying to define my new workflow and have decided iPhoto isn't doing it, so I switched over to Aperture. I really like the app, but am having serious issues tuning the color in the images; specifically, I tweak them on the imac and they look beautiful, but typically look too "light" and nowhere near as brilliant on any other computer. I have calibrated the display with OS X built-in color tool (through Display... Colors), but am way to amateur to go and buy a real calibration tool.
Is this something stupid that I am (or am not) doing? Whatever I am missing is driving me nuts as the pictures just aren't as good as they used to be on the PC...
tia,
Bill

First, it's absolutely impossible to accurately profile a display without a hardware calibrator. The eyeball, in its adjustability, is also your biggest enemy. If you ever intend to print (or send your photos to a lab to get prints), then doing this without hardware calibration will be a waste of your money.
That said, if the images are looking flat (and not-so-contrasty) on your Mac, check the gamma setting. You want 2.2 gamma rather than the default 1.8 "Mac" gamma. The latter is an anachronism and should not be used unless you specifically have a need for it dating from the 1980's in the print industry

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